Gas line broken, Ulric Street closed in Linda Vista

A San Diego Gas and Electric technician wearing special protective clothing and using a breathing apparatus uses a jackhammer to clear the area around the portion around a natural gas line that was broken by construction crews working in a trench on Ulric Street near Morley Street in Linda Vista at about 1 p.m., so repairs could be made.
— Howard Lipin

A San Diego Gas and Electric technician wearing special protective clothing and using a breathing apparatus uses a jackhammer to clear the area around the portion around a natural gas line that was broken by construction crews working in a trench on Ulric Street near Morley Street in Linda Vista at about 1 p.m., so repairs could be made.
— Howard Lipin

San Diego  A broken natural gas line prompted San Diego firefighters to block the road and evacuate some workers from businesses on Ulric Street at Morley Street in Linda Vista Wednesday.

A private contractor digging a trench to lay water lines under the northbound lane of Ulric Street broke a 2-inch gas line about 1 p.m.

The contractor notified San Diego Gas & Electric Co. A spokesman for the utility company said their crews worked to cap the broken line before starting repairs.

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department was notified of the rupture about 1:30 p.m. Because of the odor of gas in the air, nearly two dozen firefighters helped evacuated employees from four businesses, Battalion Chief John Fisher said. He said breezes helped dissipate the gas.